Tag: Utah

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March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.12)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.12)

Marijuana and epilepsy are in the news, Sanjay Gupta strikes again, and state houses across the country are grappling with medical marijuana and CBD bills. Let’s get...
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March 6, 2014
03/06/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.05)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.05)

CBD medical marijuana bills are moving in states that have traditionally been unreceptive to medical marijuana, New Mexico moves to increase supply, Maryland promulgates draft rules, and...
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March 6, 2014
03/06/2014
Utah CBD-Only Bill Passes House of Representatives

Utah CBD-Only Bill Passes House of Representatives

In a 62-11 vote, Utah’s House of Representatives passed a controversial CBD-only bill on Tuesday. If the state senate passes the bill, HB105, it will land on Gov....
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February 27, 2014
02/27/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.26)

The Epilepsy Foundation comes out in support of medical marijuana, the feds delay a PTSD study, CBD bills are popping up, and a battle over local dispensary...
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February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.05)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.05)

Project CBD takes on the skeptics on cannabidiol, medical marijuana bills move in Guam, but not in Michigan, and California counties continue to slug it out over...
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January 23, 2014
01/23/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.22)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.22)

Residents of a pair of California counties are fighting back against restrictive ordinances, Arizona rejects some new medical conditions, Illinois sets out draft rules, and more. Let’s...
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January 16, 2014
01/16/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.01.15)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.01.15)

This week, we have a trio of jail guards gone bad, as well as another cop with a pain pill problem and sticky fingers. That’s a bad...
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November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
Republican Lawmaker Teams With Mormon Moms For Legal Cannabis Oil…In Utah

Republican Lawmaker Teams With Mormon Moms For Legal Cannabis Oil…In Utah

If anyone out there still doubts that marijuana legalization is gaining some serious traction, feast your eyes on this headline: “Utah Republican Lawmaker, Mormon Moms Fight For...
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October 10, 2013
10/10/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.10.09)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.10.09)

More cops with pain pill issues, a Texas deputy goes down for slinging cocaine, and a former Milwaukee cop gets slapped for putting his hands in the...
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September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.18)

A killer Utah narc gets fired, a New Jersey cop goes around the bend, an Illinois deputy gets caught stealing from the cookie jar, an Arizona Border...
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August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Poll: Utah Voters Support Legalization of Medical Marijuana

Poll: Utah Voters Support Legalization of Medical Marijuana

A new poll of registered voters in Utah are opposed to the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, but are supportive of allowing the use of cannabis...
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August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Utah Mom Wants Medical Marijuana for Her Son

Utah Mom Wants Medical Marijuana for Her Son

Jennifer May is a devout Mormon and mother of 3, living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her youngest child, 11-year-old Stockton, has Drevet Syndrome and has suffered through...
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July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.23)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.23)

Four of the seven law enforcement personnel making our hall of shame this week were women. You’ve come a long way, ladies! Let’s get to it: In...
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May 9, 2013
05/09/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.05.08)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.05.08)

Something is still rotten along Utah’s Wasatch Front, a DC cop gets popped for money-laundering, a Detroit-area cop pleads to running protection for traffickers, and a South...
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April 18, 2013
04/18/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.04.17)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.04.17)

There’s something rotten in the Salt Lake Valley and maybe in East Tennessee, too. Meanwhile, an Arkansas cop heads to prison for protecting dope loads and a...
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April 11, 2013
04/11/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.04.10)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.04.10)

Some Utah narcs are having a spotlight shone on them, an NYPD cop goes down for robbing drug dealers, and a Florida deputy gets caught buying pain...
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November 5, 2012
11/05/2012
Utah Undercover Cops Kill Woman Heroin User

Utah Undercover Cops Kill Woman Heroin User

03:41pm Undercover police officers in West Valley, Utah, shot and killed a relapsed heroin user in the parking lot of an apartment building Friday afternoon. Police...
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August 22, 2012
08/22/2012
$1 Billion in Marijuana Plants Seized From Public Lands in Western States

$1 Billion in Marijuana Plants Seized From Public Lands in Western States

More than 550,000 marijuana plants seized with an estimated street value of $1 billion during an eight-week crackdown targeting illegal marijuana growing operations on public lands across...
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